Chico, California Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chico fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Chico peaked in April 2020 at 15.7% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chico unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
California | 8.5% | -0.5 | +4.2 |
Chico | 6.9% | -0.1 | +2.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Chico, California, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Chico, California Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Chico peaked in April 2020 at 14,707. There are now 8,263 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chico employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chico, California) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Chico | 6,444 | -33 | +1,888 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Chico, California Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
California Unemployment Rate |
Chico Unemployment Rate |
Chico Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.5% | 6.9% | 6,444 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 9.0% | 7.0% | 6,477 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 7,943 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 7.2% | 6,748 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 7,742 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.6% | 9.5% | 8,801 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 12.3% | 8.8% | 8,255 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.2% | 10.8% | 10,087 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 14.1% | 11.9% | 11,265 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 15.6% | 14.0% | 12,824 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 14,707 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩